law that can land a lot of people in jail is possession of marijuana. Police officers can make up to 1 possession of marijuana arrest every 37 seconds in the United States according to some research done by the American civil liberties Union(ACLU). If you stop and think about the numbers it will truly let you see that this might be one of the biggest issues we face with jail overcrowding. During the past few decades‚ marijuana legalization has been on the rise‚ with already four states in the union
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Marijuana is a street drug that is a dry‚ green mix of stems‚ seeds‚ and leaves of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. It is generally smoked as cigarettes or in a pipe. The main active chemical in marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol‚ also known as THC. Smoking marijuana creates a euphoric feeling that is known as a high. After it is absorbed into the user’s bloodstream through the lungs‚ certain protein receptors in the brain attach to THC to create this feeling. There are many beneficial aspects
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Legalization of Marijuana The most common used drug that is illegal. It is considered a gateway drug. It is a plant that contains THC. When inhaled some effects are a relaxed feeling‚ increased appetite‚ paranoia‚ and etc. You can cook it by extracting the THC into oil and cooking food with it‚ Such as brownies‚ cookies‚ even fried chicken. I am talking about Marijuana. Why is Marijuana illegal?‚ But yet alcohol and tobacco is legal and might I add taxed . There are two sides to the legalization
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Marijuana use will always be around. We have come to the realization that stopping marijuana usage is nearly impossible. Morally‚ some feel that marijuana usage is wrong. But those who think this must go against their beliefs. If this is a force that is unstoppable‚ then why try to stop it? The legalization of marijuana will benefit New Jersey and our country as a whole. The economic status of New Jersey is atrocious. There have been several suggestions to attend to this problem‚ one being the legalization
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Debate over marijuana in the state of Alabama Deborah Dean HUM/111 January 26‚ 2014 Cathy Alder Debate over marijuana in the state of Alabama Legalizing of the use of marijuana has been a hot issue this past year in many states of the United States. Since I live in the state of Alabama‚ I was wondering what my state is doing. The 2014 Legislative session started January 14‚ 2014. In the session there was a bill introduced for making marijuana a lesser crime of offense. The HB76 bill would change
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Legalizing Marijuana in New Mexico Michael Black South University Abstract The use of marijuana all over the world has sparked a heated debate on how the drug should be used and whether it should be legalized or not. Although marijuana is legalized in a few states across the world‚ there are some states that are still sceptical about its usage given the numerous side effects that
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The Legalization of Marijuana As we know today‚ the recreational use of marijuana or cannabis has been extremely prevalent in our society and also in early civilizations as well. That is why I am here to argue the complete legalization of marijuana‚ not only for medicinal use but recreational as well. Marijuana has been around since the early Egyptians. From 2000 B.C‚ “Egyptians used cannabis to treat eye sores. A millennium later‚ doctors in India could be found mixing the weed with milk to use
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The idea of legalizing cannabis for medical use has been an ongoing controversial topic. The textbook mentions several arguments that favor both sides. In regards to the disadvantages of cannabis for medical usage‚ there are slight cognitive impairments and the increase heart rate and blood pressure. Although the overall effects are mild and short-term‚ they may have an adverse outcome with those with preexisting illnesses especially cardiovascular diseases. There has been much research done on this
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destruction". Marijuana is a green or gray mixture of dried‚ shredded flowers and leaves of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa that is typically smoked but can mixed and cooked in food. It contains the mind altering chemical THC or tetrahydrocannabinol. Marijuana looks like a mixture of dried leaves‚ sticks and flowers. It can range in color from green to brown. There are over two hundred names for the drug; weed‚ Mary Jane‚ and pot are some of the most popular ones. Long-term marijuana abuse can lead
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2011 Marijuana is the third most popular recreational drug in America behind only alcohol and tobacco‚ and is estimated that nearly 80 million Americans use it at least one occasion. According to government surveys‚ some 20 million Americans have smoked marijuana in the past year‚ and more than 11 million do so regularly despite harsh laws against its use. Being used for medicinal purposes or simply for recreational‚ there are not only laws to consider when the topic of legalization comes up
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